Samsung’s desperate to boost Galaxy S7 sales following the death of the Galaxy Note 7, so it’s turning to Apple (again) for inspiration.
The South Korean company is planning a “glossy black” version of its flagship smartphone that will take on the insanely popular jet black iPhone 7.
Samsung already sells an onyx black Galaxy S7 edge, but it has more of a matte finish that doesn’t look quite as extravagant alongside a jet black iPhone. It’s also old news now — it made its debut back in March — and jet black is what’s hot.
[contextly_auto_sidebar] What’s more, Samsung must do all it can to sell more Galaxy S7 units before it introduces the Galaxy S8 next spring, because its most recent Galaxy Note is well over a year old now, and no one’s going to want to buy that.
Samsung knows introducing new color options works, too. The company recently introduced a coral blue version of the Galaxy S7 edge, and that’s selling almost 15,000 units every day on average, according to a report from The Investor.
That same report, which cites industry sources familiar with the plan, claims the glossy black Galaxy S7 edge will go on sale next month. Meanwhile, photos of the device have already surfaced on Chinese micro-blogging network Weibo.
Photo: Weibo
The glossy black Galaxy S7 edge will almost certainly be exactly the same as the original internally, so it should cost no more.
It will also have the same curved Gorilla Glass panels on its front and back, which means although it might be a little more fragile than the jet black iPhone, it won’t scratch anywhere near as easily.
Killian Bell is a freelance writer based in the U.K. He has an interest in all things tech and also covers Android over at CultofAndroid.com. You can follow him on Twitter via @killianbell.
10 responses to “Samsung rips off iPhone’s jet black finish for Galaxy S7 edge”
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Stupid writer knows nothing about cell phones. Apple copied Samsung jet black from the note 7. Now claiming it is the other way around? Know your facts first before writing. Stop spreading false information.
this is absolute garbage. samsung has had jet black before…also, if you are genuinely interested in tech then why are you talking about the finish? it is irrelevant. you child are feminized and dim.
like how you say “(again)” when it’s actually the other way around, Apple is always ripping off Samsung. Looks like these days even a monkey can become a writer for these tech news websites.
This is just a copy of the note 7 all black design. Just like how they brought over the blue design. It has nothing to do with the black iPhone.
The easiest thing in the world right now is to talk about tech. just pick a side and just lie.
Totally just using their plain black color they wasted on the Note 7, which came out a month before the iPhone hey black, just as they use the blue from the same model. It’s bullshit articles like this that get a phone recalled after one person burned their car down and throws their phone in the car afterward… write an article about the iPhone 7 catching on fire in Australia or the iPhone 6 on a plane recently. Thought not.